I respect the grief suffered when a pet dies, particularly when the death is tragic. I am also a long time walker. I have used the various riverine pathways between Minnehaha Park to Fort Snelling and beyond well over a thousand or two times in the past twenty years, frequently with my own dogs. I find the fence posts now approaching the dog park to be obtrusive. I am glad they have not put up the fence fabric yet. I ask that they do not. The intrusion of fencing disrupts the natural feel of the riverfront. It strips the area of the romance of envisioning the area in its past. It serves to fence us in, rather than to release us to view nature and the natural river setting as it is. I grieve for the emotional loss, but the fence is creating an emotional loss on my end as well. As the poles sit, they serve as a bit too obstructive signposts of the natural path. The still unabridged ability to walk between the pole permits access to the rim, to gather in the natural beauty of the scene. I would ask that the fencing fabric not be installed until more thought is given to this unwise containment and intrusion. Visual beauty, and a sense of natural space is far more accessible than the mythical spring that sent people to the streets in the not too distant past. No snowmobiles in the boundary waters, no fences in my park. Use a leash, or be wise about where you don't.
Earl Netwal >From within walking distance of the world via the banks of the Mississippi, enjoying the urban forest that nestles near it: Nokomis Village. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
